The Queen's Christmas Broadcast 2019 Referenced Archie Mountbatten-Windsor

published 28 December 2019

Queen Elizabeth addressed viewers in her annual speech on Christmas Day.
As was previously noted, the Sussexes were absent from the queen's collection of photos, despite being included in 2018's Christmas broadcast.
However, the monarch adorably mentioned her new great-grandchild, baby Archie.

The Queen's Christmas Broadcast has aired on TV since 1957, and gives the monarch the chance to address the country, the Commonwealth countries, and people all over the world.

In 2019, the queen urged viewers to consider what "can be achieved when people set aside past differences and come together in the spirit of friendship and reconciliation." She continued, "And, as we all look forward to the start of a new decade, it’s worth remembering that it is often the small steps, not the giant leaps, that bring about the most lasting change."

And despite the fact that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were missing from the photos displayed during the queen's speech, the monarch referenced Archie Mountbatten-Windsor in the sweetest way. She said, "Prince Philip and I have been delighted to welcome our eighth great grandchild into our family."

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Amy Mackelden is a contributing editor at Marie Claire, where she covers celebrity and royal family news. She was the weekend editor at Harper’s BAZAAR for three years, where she covered breaking celebrity and entertainment news, royal stories, fashion, beauty, and politics. Prior to that, she spent a year as the joint weekend editor for Marie Claire, ELLE, and Harper's BAZAAR, and two years as an entertainment writer at Bustle. Her additional bylines include Cosmopolitan, People, The Independent, HelloGiggles, Biography, Shondaland, Best Products, New Statesman, Heat, and The Guardian. Her work has been syndicated by publications including Town & Country, Good Housekeeping, Esquire, Delish, Oprah Daily, Country Living, and Women's Health. Her celebrity interviews include Jennifer Aniston, Jessica Chastain, the cast of Selling Sunset, Emma Thompson, Jessica Alba, and Penn Badgley. In 2015, she delivered an academic paper at Kimposium, the world's first Kardashian conference.